Endocrine disrupting contaminants-beyond the dogma

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages 9-12

  Guillette Jr , Louis J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroidogenesis; Endocrine disruption; Estrogens; Hormone metabolism; Nitrate; Progesterone; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LIVER; PROGESTINS; PROSTAGLANDINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, STEROID; UTERUS;

EID: 34249824339     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8045     Document Type: Article

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